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G. E. ZBLTMACHER.

BoDIcE BELT.

Patented Oct. Z7, 1891.

ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' GEORGE E. ZELTMAOHER, OF NET YORK, N. Y.

BODICE-BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,088, dated October27, 1891.

Application tiled December 15, 1890. Serial NoA 374,712. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. ZELTMACHER, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, and a citizen of the United States, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bodice-Belts, of which the following is aspecification.

rlhis invention relates to an improved bodice-belt of that class inwhich the bodice is made detachable from the belt, so that the lattercan be used either single as a belt orin combination with the bodice, asdesired; and the invention consists of a bodice-belt in which the bodiceis provided at its rear part with a metallic stitfening-frame formed ofedge bindings and longitudinal strips having retaining-hooks forattaching or detaching the bodice to and from the belt.

` In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a front view of myimproved bodice-belt. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation ofthe bodice, drawn ona larger scale. Fig. 3 is atop view of the same; and Fig. 4 is avertical transverse section on the line 4 4, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a belt which is provided withthe usual fastening and adjusting devices for applying the same to thewaist of the wearer, the bodice B, of flexible material, with a metallicframe C, that is formed of transverse stiffeningstrips or edge bindingb, which are applied to the ends of the bodice B,and of longitudinalstiffening-strips b', that connect the transverse edge bindings at therear part of the bodice A. The stiffeningfraine B, formed of the edgebindings b and longitudinal strips b,is provided, preferably, with threepairs of hooks CZ which are made integral with the frame C, and by whichthe bodice is applied to the belt or detached therefrom. The bodice B isprovided in the usual manner with a buckle or other ornamental device D.The

belt A is used with one bodice or withl two bodices, one at the frontand one at the rear, which can be readily detached from the belt byreleasing the hooks of the stifenin g-t rame, so that the belt can beused as such or as a bodice-belt, as desired. The stiffening-frame C hasthe advantage that the bodice can be applied to the exact point on thebelt where it is required, even after the belt is applied to the waist,as it does not require the removing ofthe belt for applying the bodicethereto. The edge bindings b can be either japanned or plated orornamented, so as to correspond with the ornamental buckle,and addthereby to the appearance of the bodice, while the hooks of the framefacilitate the removing from or attaching of the bodice to the belt, asrequired.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A bodice for a waist-belt,provided with transverse stiffening-strips at its ends, said stripsbeing provided at their ends with inturned hooks for engaging the belt,substantially as described.

2. A bodice for a waistbelt, provided with transverse stiffening-stripsat its ends, said strips serving as edge bindings and being providedwith inturned hooks for engaging the belt.

3. A bodice for a waist-belt, provided with a stiffening frame composedof transverse end strips and horizontal connecting-strips, said framebeing provided with hooks for attaching the bodice to the belt,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have signed mynaine in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. E. ZELTMACHER. Witnesses;

'PAUL GOEPEL, CHARLES SoHRoEDER.

